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Borrowed Blues

Ladies & Gentlemen, we're proud to present to you possibly the finest wedding and function bands in the land.  Borrowed Blues represent the ultimate live music experience. An extravaganza of soul, blues, rock 'n' roll and pop music from the cream of Scottish musical talent.

The Rolls Royce of Scottish wedding bands and cooler than a frozen cucumber, Borrowed Blues do everything with massive energy, commitment and of course style. A band built from scratch to be 'The One' - the must have addition to the very best Scottish weddings and events.

Overview

Ladies & Gentlemen, we're proud to present to you possibly the finest wedding and function bands in the land.  Borrowed Blues represent the ultimate live music experience. An extravaganza of soul, blues, rock 'n' roll and pop music from the cream of Scottish musical talent.

The Rolls Royce of Scottish wedding bands and cooler than a frozen cucumber, Borrowed Blues do everything with massive energy, commitment and of course style. A band built from scratch to be 'The One' - the must have addition to the very best Scottish weddings and events.

The standard line up of the band is drums, bass, guitar/vocals, sax, trumpet and keyboards. With a line up like that and with musicians of this quality, you can be sure of an incredibly lush, big warm sound that is guaranteed to have your guests flocking to the dance floor in droves.

Rightly recognised as one of the funkiest, coolest wedding and function bands in Scotland, booking Borrowed Blues means your wedding or event will really stand out. This is by no means a typical wedding band; these guys are friends, which comes across when they perform together, but also seriously good musicians who refuse to be run of the mill.

If you want an atmosphere reminiscent of a hot night in New Orleans with hit after hit performed by the finest young musicians in the country, then fill in the form and get an instant quote and availability check right now.

Here's what to expect at a Borrowed Blues event;

  • Music for everyone - the band covers hits from the 40's right up to the current charts
  • A great atmosphere - this band takes having fun seriously
  • A commitment to leave your guests impressed with your fabulous taste in live music
  • A can do attitude - they'll bend over backwards to make sure your event goes the way you want it
  • A short but stonking ceilidh set with the dances "called" so everyone can join in
  • Massive visual impact with six musicians doing their thing on stage, dance or watch - you'll have a ball either way
  • Very sore feet

The diary for this terrific band is filling fast, so use our instant price and date checker right now and if they're available on your date. Don't hesitate or you'll lose out on one of the hottest wedding and events bands in Scotland.

 

Tracks

Set list

Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood

Old Time Rock N Roll - Bob Seger

22 - Taylor Swift

500 Miles - The Proclaimers

9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

All Night Long - Lionel Richie

All of Me - John Legend

All the Single Ladies - Beyoncé

Always a Woman to Be - Billy Joel

Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga

Anti Hero - Taylor Swift

Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet

At Last - Etta James

Auld Lang Syne - Trad

Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer

Bear Necessities - The Jungle Book Soundtrack

Beautiful Crazy - Luke Combs

Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion

Beggin - Måneskin

Best Is Yet to Come - Tom Walker

Best of All I Got My Baby - Paulo Nutini

Better Man - Paulo Nutini

Big River - Johnny Cash

Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

Bright Side of the Road - Van Morrison

Bring It On Home - Sam Cooke

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

Buona Sera - Louis Prima

Burning Love - Elvis Presley

Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli

Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band

Come and Get Your Love - Redbone

Country Girl - Primal Scream

Country Roads - John Denver

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Cry to Me - Solomon Burke

Dakota - Stereophonics

Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen

Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi

Dignity - Deacon Blue

Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance) - The Contours (from Dirty Dancing)

Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac

Don’t Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mamas and The Papas 

Everlasting Love - Natalie Cole

Every Breath You Take - The Police

Everybody Needs Somebody - The Blues Brothers

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

Feeling Good - Michael Bublé / Nina Simone

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

Footloose - Kenny Loggins

Friday I’m in Love - The Cure

Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA

Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard

Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

Hard to Handle - The Black Crowes

Harvest Moon - Neil Young

Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Hey Ya! - OutKast

Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

Higher Love - Whitney Houston

Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles

Hold On, I’m Coming - Sam and Dave

Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones

Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede

Hotel Yorba - The White Stripes

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye

I Feel Good - James Brown

I Got a Woman - Ray Charles

I Just Want to Make Love to You - Etta James

I Want You Back - The Jackson 5

I Wish - Stevie Wonder

I’ll Be There for You - The Rembrandts

I’m a Believer - The Monkees

I’ve Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding

Into the Mystic - Van Morrison

Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

It Must Be Love - Madness

Jackson - Johnny Cash 

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Jolene - Dolly Parton

Juice - Lizzo

King of the Swingers - Louis Prima (The Jungle Book Soundtrack)

Kiss - Prince

Kiss Me - Sixpence None the Richer

Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd

L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole

La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf / Lady Gaga

Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

Layla - Eric Clapton

Let the Good Times Roll - B.B. King

Let’s Dance - David Bowie

Let’s Get Married - The Proclaimers

Let’s Stay Together - Al Green

Life with You - The Proclaimers

Living in America - James Brown

Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

Lose Control - Teddy Swims

Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet

Love Man - Otis Redding (from Dirty Dancing)

Love on Top - Beyoncé

Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Loving You - Paulo Nutini

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Man! I Feel Like a Woman! - Shania Twain

Mojo Working - Muddy Waters

Mr. Brightside - The Killers

Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

My Destiny - Lionel Richie

My Everything - Barry White

My Girl - The Temptations

Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac

Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry

Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship

Praise You - Fatboy Slim

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

Purple Rain - Prince

Reach Out I’ll Be There - The Four Tops

Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Rescue Me - Fontella Bass

Respect - Aretha Franklin

Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash

S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats

Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

September - Earth, Wind and Fire

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

Shout - Lulu

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder

Simply the Best - Tina Turner

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

Somebody to Love - Queen

Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Soul Man - Sam and Dave

Stand by Me - Ben E. King

Stand by Your Man - Tammy Wynette

Still the One - Shania Twain

Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel

Summer of ‘69 - Bryan Adams

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley

Sweet Child o’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Take It Easy - Eagles

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton

Texas Hold ‘Em

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding

Through the Echoes - Paulo Nutini

Try a Little Tenderness - The Commitments

Twist and Shout - The Beatles

Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Vienna - Billy Joel

Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker

Wake Me Up - Avicii

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

When It Rains It Pours - Luke Combs

Who Do You Think You Are - Spice Girls

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On - Jerry Lee Lewis

With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara / The Fratellis

YMCA - Village People

You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne

You Got It - Roy Orbison

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer

You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates

Reviews (42)

Borrowed Blues

The Borrowed Blues performed at our wedding on September 21, 2024, and the dance floor was packed all night! They were absolutely incredible—so talented and so much fun. We had seen their YouTube videos before and really loved their vibe, so by the time our wedding came around, we felt like proper Borrowed Blues fans. Our guests kept talking about how much they loved the band. We couldn’t have asked for better!

We are so glad we found them and would 100% hire again!!

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues were absolutely phenomenal. We knew they were going to be good but they completely us away. They created an incredible party atmosphere - our guests kept commenting on how brilliant they were. Thank you for making our wedding party everything we wanted it to be and more!

Borrowed Blues

Great service from everyone at Hireaband right from the beginning. Booking our entertainment was super easy and hassle-free; I would 100% recommend using them.
Now, onto the band. For our wedding, we booked Borrowed Blues, and all I can say is wow!
Totally at ease after my first phone call with lead singer Alex, a super friendly guy, and after going over what we were looking for music wise, we were definitely on the same page, and I knew I didn’t have to worry about anything.
The band turned up exactly when Alex said they would; quick sound check, and they were ready to go. They played our first dance, At Last by Etta James, and it was perfect. Charlotte has a stunning voice.
The rest of the night was just brilliant—a great mix of older stuff for myself and newer stuff for my wife.
All our guests absolutely loved these guys, loved the performance, and they were quick to let us know! Many of our guests said it was the best entertainment they had ever seen at a wedding, which I 100% agree with. We even had couples wanting to take them all back to their house to carry on the party!
So, so pleased that we booked Borrowed Blues to play at our wedding; we couldn’t have been any happier, and I’ll be watching videos that were taken for a while yet!
Thanks again to Alex and the rest of the band; all the best to you.

Borrowed Blues

The service from Gaye (Hireaband) was excellent and really customer focused. Would recommend.
The band, Borrowed Blues, were exceptional!! Amazing performers which blew away our guests and kept the dancefloor packed the whole time. We feel they went above and beyond and were all so friendly, committed and highly skilled entertainers. Alex was excellent with all our questions and highly professional. Book these guys and you are guaranteed a brilliant night of amazing tunes.

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Thank you Borrowed Blues for the amazing performance at our wedding! All our guests had a great time and they absolutely loved the band!

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The band were excellent. Really got the party going. They realised we were responding well to the Country music and they leaned into it and started playing more. It felt really dynamic and personal to us and we have had nothing but positive reports from our guests as well. Thank you.

Borrowed Blues

I honestly don't know where to start with the Borrowed Blues, the band was electric. I have had so many guests saying it was the best wedding band they had ever seen at a wedding. The song choices were full of classics that filled the dancefloor ALL NIGHT, not one lull, the band members themselves were so friendly and chatting to guests, they learned not one but two songs we love (a STUNNING cover of la vie en rose!), the musicians themselves are incredible, it was amazing just to sit back and listen/watch how impressive they were (which many guests were doing if they were not dancing). We didn't see the band before booking, we just knew we wanted a band that were a bit different and on the retro side, and omg they just blew our minds. I couldn’t fault the service at all. Our wedding was a beautiful day, but borrowed Blues really brought the fun and made the wedding. Truly will never be able to thank them enough for the best night of our lives. All our friends and family in one room dancing to rock, soul and blues!

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Borrowed Blues were fantastic! We got so many compliments on the music, people thought they were great. I’m also so grateful for them learning a Harry Styles song for the occasion, for giving me a chance to twirl with my step dad on the dance floor (for the first time ever!) and for absolutely nailing dancing in the dark, that moment is a memory I’ll love forever!
Thanks Alex for everything, we’re really so grateful for making it a perfect evening

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I would like to thank Lisa for making everything effortless . I like to thank all members of Borrowed Blues for keeping the dance floor at the Grand Central as the Ally McLaws Charity Spring Ball bouncing . Everyone had a great time.

Not the first time I have used Lisa’s services and def won’t be the last . Would highly recommend
Thankyou everyone

Borrowed Blues

Hireaband was great and very efficient. Our band, The Borrowed Blues, were incredible - absolutely astonishing act from start to finish, my wife and I are in awe. Every guest loved them!

Borrowed Blues

Everyone from Hireaband were absolutely brilliant. The Borrowed Blues came with so much energy and everyone had the most amazing time dancing the night away!

Thank you so much

Borrowed Blues

We had nothing but positive feedback from our guests about the band. Tone of the music, volume, timekeeping, everything 100 % spot on. The lead Alex is so chill and so friendly, the whole process was very smooth. We even hear on the grapevine that the venue asked them for some cards and would recommend them to future wedding parties, as they were the best band they had had in the hotel! To any couples looking through this, if your budget can fit Borrowed Blues, just do it. I promise you won't regret it.

Borrowed Blues

The Borrowed Blues were absolutely brilliant, it was the best decision we made to have a band at our wedding. We cut our guestlist down due to covid and weren't sure if we needed a band but we went for it and do not regret it one bit!! They got everyone up dancing the whole night, the dance floor was never empty and we had so many compliments about the music! I would highly recommend them :)
Thank you for making our evening so much fun!

Borrowed Blues

The band were INCREDIBLE!! So so many people have said Borrowed Blues were the best wedding band they’d ever heard - even better than their own band!
The music was amazing from start to finish. Our first dance hadn’t been played by the band before but they learned it no problem and it was absolutely perfect.
This was our third wedding date thanks to covid and I’m so glad it worked out this way so we could find this band! They are amazing!
The band were so chilled out and really easy to get in touch with.
A massive thank you for making our wedding a party to remember!

Borrowed Blues

The Borrowed Blues were simply amazing. They took the time to learn two new songs to make our day even more special than it was.The comments we received from our guests just showed us how fab they actually were. Could not recommend them enough!

Borrowed Blues

Thank you Borrowed Blues. We loved your performance and can’t thank you enough for learning our first dance song. We had so many great comments about your performance.

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Borrowed Blues were absolutely fantastic. So professional, full of energy, very talented and a total pleasure to deal to with. We had so many comments about how great they were from the guests. The father of the groom said they were the best wedding band he'd ever heard!

Thanks so much to Alex & all. You brought the party for sure!!

Borrowed Blues

The Borrowed Blues were absolutely incredible. Professional from start to finish, and just lovely people as well! They accommodated our requests cheerfully and willingly, and they went that extra mile to make our night special. The music they played was nothing short of outstanding - real musicians with real talent. From the very first song the guests were up on the dance floor, and they continued to dance all the way through as the music was too good to just sit down to. We loved every minute and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. Amazing!

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues we're so good! We took the chance on hiring a band we hadn't seen in person but we totally lucked out - we couldn't have wished for a more professional, friendly or talented group for the wedding. The dancefloor was really busy through their whole set and we had a few guests who took a note of the band name for possible future bookings.

Borrowed Blues

Absolutely loved the Borrowed Blues. Everyone at our wedding said it's the best wedding band they've seen. We would recommend them over and over. Superb bunch of guys and amazing musicians!

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Borrowed Blues were fantastic performers and all of our guests complimented us on our choice of band. We especially loved the version of our first dance, which was very special to us. What a cover!

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues were 10/10 smash hits on our wedding day! Everyone loved them! We've never seen a dancefloor at a wedding be packed from start to finish, and that is 100% down to the guys being so brilliant. Special thanks to the guys for learning our first dance song, as well as our fave Springsteen tune - they knocked both out of the park. We'll be keeping an eye on any gigs they do in Scotland, as we're keen to come along as fans!

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues were sensational. We couldn’t have wished for a better band, they were the biz! Soulful, exceptionally talented and oozed stage presence. They captivated our audience for the whole set. Book them now! You won’t be disappointed!

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Borrowed Blues were everything we wanted for our wedding and more! They are exceptional musicians and entertainers and all of our guests were blown away by their performance. Alex and the band made it a totally unforgettable night. We can't thank them enough!

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Thanks for an amazing night! All our friends and family commented on how great the music was. Good luck with the new wee baby!! Cheers, Jane!

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Sorry for the late feedback!!

Borrowed Blues were absolutely amazing, people are still talking about how talented they were.

We hope they all managed to get home safely, I know they had a problem with their van getting stuck.

Would love to see them again. Absolutely brilliant!

Borrowed Blues

Fantastic performers. So many positive comments from people attending. Excellent!!

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues are the best wedding band going!
They were absolutely fantastic at our wedding on 02/11/2019 and we have had endless compliments from every single wedding guest about them, so many people have asked for the name and how to book for their own weddings/events! The dance floor was never empty and they definitely know how to keep a party going!
As well as being so talented, the band was so great with being in touch beforehand to discuss learning a song for our first dance, which they were amazing at!
Cannot recommend them enough!

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Excellent communication with Hireaband staff. First-class!
Borrowed Blues band are AMAZING !!! The dance floor at our wedding was never empty and everyone loved them!

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Borrowed Blues were amazing. They did an amazing cover of our first dance song as well as learning 2 other songs by our favourite artists. They had everyone on the dance floor and we have been told multiple times by our guests how amazing they were. Couldn’t have asked for a better band.

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Very impressed with the band, excellent musicians and a great catalogue off songs. Made the night for everyone there, would definitely recommend in the future.

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I had hoped for a good band to play for us at West on the Green. Imagine our delight when the best band I had ever seen rocked up and were playing at *our* wedding.
The first dance was incredible, followed by some of our all-time favourite songs.
We couldn't have asked for a better set, nor could we have had a friendlier group of guys.
Absolutely outstanding! ☆☆☆☆☆

Borrowed Blues

Thank you all for a great night, everyone commented on how good you were and were asking how I found you. Don't Look Back in Anger sounded perfect!

You really made the night for me, thank you!

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues were great. They did a fantastic version of an Elvis song for our first dance and then kept the bride, friends and family on the dance floor all night. The ceilidh was a blast and so much fun for all.

The staff in the office where always a great help be it on the phone or via email. A special mention for Julie who helped me out the day before the wedding when I was in a flat spin over the booking!

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues are with out doubt the best wedding band in Scotland, They make every song there own and keep everyone up on dance floor from start to finish, absolutely loved having them as our wedding band and would recommend them highly to anyone thinking of having them.

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues are an amazing band, I would highly recommend them! We had such a great time at our wedding, they definitely know how to get people up and dancing! We had so many people say that they were the best band they'd heard at a wedding, different from the norm with something for everyone. They did a great job learning the song we wanted for our first dance, it sounded fantastic and a real highlight was S.O.B!

Borrowed Blues

Great service from Hireaband as always, and Borrowed Blues were a fantastic band!

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The band were perfect! Everything about them was everything we wanted. They were fun to chat to on their break, they indulged my nephew with letting him play a song with them (on the drums) and quite honestly, the dance floor was so busy all night, because they were so good, we had more drinks left over at the end than we thought we would.

Alex and the Borrowed Blues were brilliant, I couldn't recommend them more!

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues went far beyond all expectations for us. Their attitude and professionalism throughout the process was fantastic and their performance on the night was superb. I lost count of the number of guests who said they were the best band they've seen play at a wedding.

Borrowed Blues

You need to book this band! They played the style of music we wanted all night and the guests loved them. They were polite and friendly, and on time. We looked for a long time trying to find a wedding band but they were all 'run of the mill' bands, then we found Borrowed Blues! If you want something a bit different and special then look no further. These guys are the business!

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Borrowed Blues were fantastic! They even kept the party going when we had a short power cut. Can’t thank them enough for a great night and all the guests loved them to.

Borrowed Blues

Borrowed Blues were a pleasure to work with and their music was outstanding with some very different songs which everyone loved. The dance floor was packed all night long.

Line-Up

  • Default Line Up
  • Additional Line Up Options

Performance Times

Booking Add-ons

  • Early Arrival
  • Additional ceilidh musician
  • Late Finish (After Midnight)
  • Extended Horn Section Available

Provided by the Act

  • PA System
  • Complimentary Unmanned DJ Service (when not performing)
  • Live Ceilidh Set
  • Stage lighting
  • Public Liability Insurance & PAT Tested Equipment

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